Baross imre artistaképzö szakközépiskola és szakiskola

Imre Baross Circus Arts School

The Imre Baross Circus Arts School offers specialised education in circus arts, which is unique in Central Europe.
First admissions are at the age of 10 with 4 years of basic training. During the next stage teachers focus on the talent of each individual to be able to give the students the most appropriate training for their future career. The students finish school with an act prepared.
Students graduating from our school should be masters of their chosen genres and they have to reach a high artistic level within their performance. Students should know the history of circus art and be prepared to creatively apply the lessons learned from this valuable heritage. They should be ready to improve their act, and should be familiar with all the new trends in their specialism. From time to time they should be prepared to renew their acts. They have to learn the norms of the profession and the culture they belong to, as they are part of a collective with shared work, values, and behaviour.

The state-sponsored education of circus artists began in 1950 in Hungary and the current circus school building was inaugurated in 1973.
The first director of the school was Imre Baross who exercised this duty until his death in 1986. He did a great job of establishing the circus school, and of upgrading it to an officially recognised institution by 1980. This meant the school was able to graduate circus artists, and was authorised to issue the state certificate for circus artists as well.
The school has belonged to the Hungarian Circus and Variety organisation (MACIVA) since 2007. That was a crucial step in the history of Hungarian circus art, because the complete circle of educationa, rehearcal, and presentation is supervised by one organisation. Professionalism and continuity in circus art is guaranteed by this. stability. The school honouring its founder has chosen the name of Imre Baross win order to honour its founder.

Baross Imre Artistaképző Szakközépiskola és Szakiskola
Városligeti fasor 3.
H-1071
Budapest
Hungary

info@artistakepzo-bp.sulinet.hu

http://www.artista.sulinet.hu/

Phone: +36 1 413 1175
Fax: +36 1 321 61 67

Founded in 1950

Director: Mária Domokosné Görög

Curriculum offered:

• Circus Arts Performance Permit (professional GSE)
• Circus Artist A-level: one-year training to become a circus artist following receipt of circus permit, including a research paper on circus

Admission: Auditions from February to June for the next school year

School year from the beginning of September to mid-June